outgeneral
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To outgeneral a dog-fancier was a tribute to his shrewdness; to save two hundred dollars on a single purchase was economy of a high order.
From The Auction Block by Beach, Rex Ellingwood
Then I saw an elderly gentleman pacing back and forth between two feminine chatterboxes, and trying to outgeneral the two happy people.
From A Romance in Transit by Lynde, Francis
There were many signs, and I had to be always on the lookout to outgeneral them.
From Death Valley in '49 by Manly, William Lewis
For two or three days and nights they managed to outgeneral all their adversaries, and succeeded bravely in making the best of their way to a Free State.
Well, as anybody at the Drones will tell you, Bertram Wooster is a pretty hard chap to outgeneral.
From Right Ho, Jeeves by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
I don't know when I have ever been as comprehensively and pleasurably outgeneraled as I am when I read Martin.
From Time ● Jul. 9, 2011
She got outgeneraled and outfought by Shirley Fry.
From Time Magazine Archive
At every turn King outgeneraled Montgomery's white officials.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Big Bill" was seriously extended and outgeneraled by Richards during four smashing sets.
From Time Magazine Archive
His father had outgeneraled him; he was not the diplomat he imagined himself.
From Watch Yourself Go By by Warden, Ben W.
Out-gunning and outgeneraling the U.S. players at every turn, Sedgman never let either of his opponents get really set, much less launch an attack.
From Time Magazine Archive
"The Building Fund" tells the story of the outgeneraling of grasping son and conniving daughter's daughter by a hard old woman of the strong farmer class in the west of Ireland.
From Irish Plays and Playwrights by Weygandt, Cornelius
The smile was that of the conquering hero, outgeneraling in retreat allied forces outnumbering his small army a thousand times.
From Cupid's Middleman by Lent, Edward B.
By the spring of 1942, Slim admits, "we, the Allies, had been outmanoeuvred, outfought, and outgeneralled."
From Time Magazine Archive
The Hotchkiss case was a foregone victory for him, and his own desires chimed with Joseph's arguments, even while he felt himself outgeneralled.
From Aunt Rachel by Murray, David Christie
Prevost, although he had a strong party and fought a most desperate battle, nevertheless was outnumbered, outgeneralled, and most completely overpowered.
From The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains, from Facts Narrated by Himself by Peters, de Witt C.
He had been outfought, outmanoeuvred, outflanked, and outgeneralled!
From For Love of Country A Story of Land and Sea in the Days of the Revolution by Brady, Cyrus Townsend
If it had been outgeneralled, and dislodged of position without further attack, it would have been in poor condition to come in aggressive battle against its adversary in well-chosen defensive grounds.
From From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America by Longstreet, James
He is a master tactician, and wins most of his matches by outgeneralling the other player.
From The Art of Lawn Tennis by Tilden, William (Bill) Tatem
